The horizontal axis micro-wind turbine (HAMWT), a wind energy harvesting device, always engenders the streamwise component vorticity, which can potentially be applied to perform 3-D spanwise-varying control. As vortex shedding behind a bluff body is always efficiently suppressed via a 3-D spanwise-varying method, the HAMWT can be used to efficiently suppress the vortex-induced vibration (VIV). The control effect on mitigating the VIV of a streamline box girder is investigated through wind tunnel tests with HAMWTs installed in the spanwise direction. The results show that spanwise-distributed HAMWTs have significant control effects in suppressing the vortex-induced response with a symmetrical arrangement. As the spanwise distance and the height of the HAMWT decrease, the control effects improve. When the spanwise distance L < 3H and the height h < 0.3H (where H is the bridge deck height), the vortex-induced vibration is almost completely suppressed. Moreover, HAMWTs with a staggered arrangement are more effective than those with a symmetrical arrangement, and ultimately suppress the VIV response at different spanwise distances (at least at L = 1H–6H). Furthermore, wake analysis results indicate that wind turbines suppress vortex shedding, and the vortex-induced resonance is significantly weakened.

水平轴微型风力涡轮机 (HAMWT) 是一种风能收集装置，总是会产生流向分量涡度，可用于执行 3-D 展向变化控制。由于钝体后面的涡旋脱落总是通过 3-D 展向变化方法有效抑制，因此 HAMWT 可用于有效抑制涡激振动 (VIV)。通过在翼展方向安装 HAMWT 的风洞试验，研究了对减轻流线箱梁振动振动的控制效果。结果表明展向分布的HAMWTs在抑制对称排列的涡激响应方面具有显着的控制作用。随着展向距离和 HAMWT 高度的减小，控制效果提高。当展向距离L< 3 H和高度h < 0.3 H（其中H是桥面高度），涡激振动几乎完全被抑制。此外，交错排列的 HAMWT 比对称排列的 HAMWT 更有效，并最终抑制不同展向距离（至少在L = 1 H –6 H 处）的 VIV 响应。此外，尾流分析结果表明，风力涡轮机抑制了涡流脱落，涡激共振显着减弱。